Who is this speech therapist degree holder?

Jay Leno

A comedian and host of The Tonight Show, The Jay Leno show, and again The Tonight Show.

A high school guidance counselor once told his mother take Leno out of school because "education is not for everyone, Mrs. Leno." (NYT)

Leno went on to earn a Bachelor's degree in speech therapy from Emerson College, where he started a comedy club in 1973.

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Who is this student that went on a study abroad trip in Africa?

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Anderson Cooper

A journalist, author and a CNN host.

Anderson Cooper graduated from The Dalton High School, where he participated in a study abroad trip to southern Africa in his senior year.

He continued his education at Yale University, where he resided in Trumbull College, and claimed membership in the Manuscript Society. He studied both Political Science and International Relations and graduated in 1989.

Who is this former Computer Science major?

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Jimmy Fallon

A comedian and a host of NBC's Late Night Show.

Jimmy Fallon graduated from Saugerties High School, and then started attending The College of Saint Rose in Albany, New York. He was a Computer Science major, but switched to Communications in his senior year, dropping out 15 credits shy of a degree.

In 2009, he received a B.A. in Communications and an honorary Doctorate degree from the college.

Who is this Rhodes Scholar?

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Rachel Maddow

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A radio and television host.

Rachel Maddow graduated from Castro Valley High School in California, and earned a degree in public policy from Stanford University. Then, she received a Rhodes Scholarship to attend Lincoln College, Oxford, where she earned a Doctorate in Philosophy (DPhil) in politics.

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Who is this marine biology hopeful whose dreams got crushed?

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Stephen Colbert

A comedian and host of The Colbert Report.

Colbert attended Episcopal Porter-Gaud School in Charleston. He had hoped to study marine biology, but he lost the hearing in his right ear after a surgery that left him unable to pursue any activity that involves scuba diving.

Uncertain if he would ever attend college, Colbert eventually went to Hampden-Sydney College in Virginia, where he studied mainly philosophy. After two years, he transferred to Northwestern University's School of Speech (later named School of Communication) to study performance.

Who is this valedictorian?

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Conan O'Brien

A comedian, writer and a television show host.

Conan O'Brien attended Brookline High School in Massachusetts, where he was an editor for the school's newspaper, earned a national prize for his short story "To Bury the Living," and graduated as valedictorian. He continued his education at Harvard where he studied History and Literature and graduated magna cum laude.